Middleton, Henry, house
Historic Property
Alternate Name:
Whitehall
Street Address:
310 W Earle St
Site Number:
0038
Control Number:
U/45/0038
Date Surveyed:
November 13 2002
Category:
Building
Construction Date:
1813
Historic Use:
Residential/Domestic
Current Use:
Residential/Domestic
Number of Stories:
2
Construction Method:
frame
Exterior Walls Materials:
Weatherboard
Foundation Materials:
Brick
Roof Shape:
gable, end to front
Roof Materials:
raised seam metal
Porch Width:
other
Porch Shape:
shed
National Register Determination:
listed
Signficant Architectural Features:
Summer house built by Charleston family and incorporating elements of Barbadian architecture suited to warm climate; wide two-story piazza
Alterations:
balusters on upper piazza changed by second owners, Earle family
Historical Information:
Built by Henry Middleton of Charleston as summer house in 1813 on a tract purchase from Elias T. Earle. Middleton, son of a prominent family, was himself president of Continental Congress, US Senator, SC legislator, governor of SC, and Minister to Russia. Middleton was owner of Middleton Gardens in Charleston. George Washington Earle, son of Col. Earle, purchased house in 1820.
Source of Historical Information:
NR nomination (1969)
Quadrangle Name:
Greenville